UK PM adviser’s wife expresses ‘support’ for Palestine Action

Police reviewing social media post by writer Sarah Helm, wife of Burnham’s National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell.Published On 16 Oct 202616 Oct 2026British police are reviewing a social media post by the wife of National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell in which she appears to endorse Palestine Action, a group proscribed in the country as a “terrorist” organisation.“God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action,” Sarah Helm, a writer who is married to Powell – Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s national security adviser – wrote on X on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘Not backing down’: The Britons pushed towards Palestine by Gaza genocidelist 2 of 3Sally Rooney books withdrawn from sale in UK over Palestine Action supportlist 3 of 3Sally Rooney can’t sell her books in UK over support for Palestine Actionend of listShe was responding to a post defending Irish novelist Sally Rooney, who this week announced her books would no longer be sold in the United Kingdom over her plans to use her royalties to support Palestine Action.A Metropolitan Police spokesperson on Friday said Helm’s post is “being assessed to determine whether any further police i...